Manchester City football players have been pictured wearing wristbands which honour the memory of tragic Rochdale lad Jake Harris.

Stars such as Joe Hart, James Milner and Gael Clichy, along with a host of other players sported the wristband at Manchester Airport.

The shot was taken just before the team jetted off to South Africa for a pre-season tour of friendlies, ahead of the premier league season.

Brandon Ashton, kit assistant at Manchester City FC who was close friends with Jake,took a bag of the wristbands to the airport and along with City and England goalkeeper, Joe Hart, gathered the players together for the photo.

Brandon spoke to us from the South Africa training camp and said that some players were still wearing the wristband, whilst training.

He said: “Obviously I work with the city players everyday but for everyone else it really is a 'wow' moment to see such high profile players honour Jake's memory.

“It's great that the players have done this and the fact that some of the players such as Pantimillion and Micah Richards are still wearing the wristband whilst training, shows their class.”

Jake's father, Luke Harris, said: “It is an honour to see people remember Jake, especially when people of such high profile take their time out to remember Jake, what the Manchester City players have done is absolutely fantastic.”

The wristband which has 'forever 21' written on it, honours the memory of Jake Harris, 21, who died on May, 30 after he was discovered with a deep wound to his neck.